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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Is féidir leis teacht isteach arís.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Would the representatives of the Western Development Commission like to tackle some of the questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim mo mhíle buíochas leis na finnéithe go léir as an eolas. Cuirfimid an t-eolas sin in ár dtuairisc agus foilseoimid an tuairisc sin ag deireadh na bliana. We will suspend briefly to allow our guests who have already presented to leave.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I call on the IFA president to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I appreciate the presentation. I fully agree with Mr. Healy's view that proper investment in services in rural areas is needed for people to be able to live in them. No matter where you are, the living environment you experience is one of the key elements for you locating there. Garda stations, post offices, functioning banks, schools, etc., need to be anchors in those areas for them to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I remind participants that we try to ask as many questions as possible within the time available.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I remind the Deputy he has ten minutes for questions and he has used five minutes. This includes time for responses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I will have to draw the Deputy to close. The ten minutes he had for asking questions and receiving answers are all gone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I understand-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: -----but to be honest, there are members here since 2 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Deputy Healy Rae-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I will give the Deputy one minute to ask the rest of his questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I ask the president to respond to those questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The State engages with the IFA and-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I am thinking about a particular farmer who has specific supply problems with Britain. Have officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine met such farmers to provide marketing support tools and point out the markets elsewhere they need to go to? While I understand there have been high-level meetings and some budgets have been located in good areas, what kind of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: The use of two types of diesel creates a space in which criminals can operate. This causes difficulties and generates significant policing costs. An argument has been made for having one type of diesel and allowing farmers to apply for rebates, perhaps on a bimonthly basis. Under the proposed scheme, farmers would continue to pay the same costs for diesel as they did for diesel for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I am going allow a very short contribution by Deputy Danny Healy-Rae.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: Can we have a brief response to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Sustaining Viable Rural Communities: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Oct 2016)

Peadar Tóibín: I thank all the witnesses for coming in today and for the detailed presentations that they have given. The information that we have received will become part of this committee's analysis and report on this issue and we will be sure that the witnesses get a copy of the report when it is completed. There is no doubt that this committee will be inviting the witnesses in again in the coming...